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ASH UART.

No. 433,823 Patented Aug. 5,1896.

(No Model.)

UNITED 'STATES PATENT OFFICE. A

NELSON ROBINSON, OF NEII YORK, N. Y.

ASH-CART.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 433,823, dated August 5, 1890.

Application filed May 29, 1890. Serial No. 353,517. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NELSON ROBINSON, a citizen of New York, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Ash-Carts; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

In many cities ashes and other refuse are regularly gathered into dump-carts from barrels placed in front of buildings by the occupants. The dust from transfer to the carts and subsequently from the carts themselves makes the proceedings a public nuisance, which itis the object of this invention to abate.

In its simplest form the invention involves a closed or covered cart body or box, a flexible tube entering the upper part of the box and fixed thereto with its free end normally pendent over the side thereof and having its pendent portion closed at the end and provided with a lateral door for the introduction of material to be loaded into the box. Practically I prefer the construction illustrated in the drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of a cart provided with my devices, the tube being in a vertical position. Fig. '2 is a like view, the tube being in its normal position. Fig. 3 is a rear view of the same devices.

In these views, A is any common cart, and B a shaft crossing it near the top and preferably parallel to the axle. The ends of the shaft project beyond the side walls of the cart, and to them are rigidly fixed parallel bars 0, having their free ends pivoted to the ends of an open box-like receiver D. (Shown in Fig.1 as inverted and directly over the cart.) The edges of the receiver and the edges of the cart-box are connected by a f unnel-like tube E, of canvas or other flexible material, secured to said edges by hooks, clamps, buttons, or in any convenient manner, and forming with the receiver and wagon-box a closed receptacle. Now if the shaft be rotated in the proper direction the bars swing rearward with the receiver, the latter passing to the rear of the box, as shown in Fig. 2, and at the same time the tube folds over the rear having for its'bottom the now upwardly-open receiver, which is now supported both by the end of the box, its end depending as a bag tube and the bars between which it is pivoted. Stops F F may be placed'in the path of the bars to limit their motion ineach di rection.

I In what is the rear side of the tube, when folded as described, is an opening G, preferably at the upper edge of the receiver, and through this opening refuse from the barrels above referred to is poured directly into the receiver with but slight chance for'the escape of dust. venient height, so that the barrels need be lifted but little, and when the receiver is full, or when for any other reason it is desired to transfer its contents to the cart, the opening is closed by a flapI, which may be secured in any convenient way. This being done, the shaft is rotated till the parts assume the position of Fig. 1, when the contents of the receiver will have been deposited in the cart with no escape of dust. The receiver is then swung back to its normal position and the operation repeated as often as may be desired. It is to be observed that the cart is at all times covered, and that therefore wind is without effect upon its contents. cart is to be emptied, the receiver is again raised and the contents disposed of in the usual manner, my invention being equally adapted for use with carts having side, end, or bottom discharge.

For rotating the shaft I prefer to use the devices shown in full lines, J being a segmental or entire gear fixed to the end of the shaft, and K K pinions forming with it a The 0 enin is at a ver con- 6 When the train which is actuated by a crank L upon the last pinion.

Evidently any mechanic can vary the details of my construction-for example, by duplicating the train upon the other side of the cart and connecting the crank-pinion to 5 its mate by a shaft, instead of so connecting the segmental gears. I do not, therefore,

wish to limit myself to the exact construction shown but What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The combination, with a cart, of an open receiver mounted thereon in a support permitting it to swing to a position above the cart, and a flexible tube connecting the edges of the cart-box to the edges of the receiver, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with a cart-box, of an open receiver mounted alongside thereof in a support permitting it to swing to a position above thecart, and a flexibletube forming with the receiver and cart-box a closed receptacle, said tube being provided with a lateral openin g through which material maybe introduced into said receiver, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with the cart-box, of the shaft crossing the box, the bars fixed to the shaft, the receiver pivoted to the free ends of the bars, the flexible tube connecting the edges of the box to those of the receiver, and means for rotating said shaft, substantially as set forth.

4:. The combination, with the cart-box and the swinging bars mounted thereon and normally extending to the rear of thesame, of the receiver pivoted between the rear ends of the bars, the flexible tube having the lateral opening and forming with the box and the receiver a closed receptacle, the flap for closing said opening, and means for swinging said bars to a vertical position, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination, with the cart-box, the transverse shaft mounted therein, and the train of gears and crank for rotating said shaft, of the bars fixed to said shaft and normally extending to the rear of the box,the receiver borne by the rear ends of said bars, and the flexible tube connecting said box and receiver to form with them a closed receptacle, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination, with a covered cartbox, of a flexible tube entering the upper part of the box and secured thereto with its outer end closed pendent over the side of the box and having a lateral opening near its closed end, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

NELSON ROBINSON.

Witnesses:

A. T. PLUMMER, R. T. H. HALSEY. 

